A/N This is my Harry/Hermione Christmas fic. I know I already did
a Christmas fic but that one was Hermione/Theo and I just felt the
need to do a Harry/Hermione. This is AU to book six and quite fluffy.
I apologize if it is too fluffy or predictable but it's just the
way the holiday season affects me lol. Well I hope you like this
story.

Warning I do not own Harry Potter or anything affiliated with
Harry Potter but the plot is mine!

A Craving for Eggnog

Harry Potter sat alone in the Gryffindor common room in front of
the roaring fire. He thought the place felt more at peace without the
loudness of the other Gryffindors who had left for the holidays. It
was Christmas eve and Harry was spending it at the only place he
could truly feel at home, it was his last Christmas at Hogwarts and
seventh year was going quite fast, too fast for Harry's liking.

Harry felt weird not being with the Weasley family for Christmas
but he wanted to have one last Christmas at Hogwarts. Harry had
persuaded Ron to return home to celebrate with his family and so it
was just Harry. Well Hermione had stayed over the holidays but with
her fanatical study schedule for the upcoming N.E.W.T.S she was
hardly with Harry at all. But Harry didn't mind that she wasn't
with him constantly. It gave him time to think.

Harry had begun liking Hermione in 3rd year but he
quickly buried the feelings and he began liking Cho in 4th
year. But now that his infatuation with Cho had ended, and it had 2
years ago, the feelings he had had for Hermione had resurfaced and he
couldn't decide what he wanted to do about it. He knew his feelings
stretched past the crush stage and even the infatuation stage. He
loved her with everything he had and well he was scared of that. He
had always lost those he loved and he didn't want that to happen
with Hermione.

He kept pondering these things while munching on some ginger
bread cookies and sipping some eggnog which Dobby had been kind
enough to bring him. Harry was so lost in his thoughts, and food,
that he didn't hear Hermione enter the common room. Harry just
continued munching and staring into the fire.

Hermione walked silently into the common room and saw Harry
looking deep in thought, something that wasn't unusual for her
friend. She couldn't help but notice how adorable he was munching
on the head of a ginger bread man and eggnog mustache above his upper
lip. She had to hold her hand over her mouth to keep from giggling at
his cuteness. Only Harry could manage to look absolutely ridiculous
and adorable at the same time.

Harry noticed Hermione due to the sounds of her muffled giggling.
He gave her a cheerful grin and waved her over. She smiled warmly at
him and made her way to the love seat he was sitting on. She sat
beside him and giggled again.

"What is it you are laughing about 'Mione?" Harry asked
looking positively perplexed.

"I'm laughing at how you looked when I came in. You were
munching on the head of a ginger bread man and you had an eggnog
mustache!" Hermione managed to finish before bursting into
laughter.

"Oh so you're laughing at me are you? Well I'll teach you
to laugh at me!" Harry exclaimed before jumping to tickle his
laughing best friend.

Harry and Hermione began an all out tickle fight which left them
on the floor breathless with Harry on top of Hermione.

"That was fun Harry." Hermione said smiling.

"Yes, it was. Maybe we can have a rematch one day soon."
Harry said grinning at his win.

Hermione and Harry noticed how close they were but they were
powerless to stop their faces from moving closer together. It's
like their lips were being magnetically pulled together. And then it
happened, they kissed. It was a simple kiss really but it meant the
world to the two people sharing it. Once they broke apart they looked
at each other blushing profusely.

"Wow, I never knew you felt that way about me Harry."
Hermione said after she had finally regained her motor skills.

"I never believed you would return my feelings. I love you
Hermione." Harry said seriously.

"I love you too Harry and I always have." Hermione answered
in turn.

The two kissed once again although a bit more passionately than
their first kiss. Once they broke apart they rested their foreheads
against each other and let themselves catch their breaths.

"Happy Christmas Harry." Hermione said sweetly.

"Happy Christmas to you too 'Mione. By the way what exactly
are we going to tell Ron?" Harry asked.

"Well we can just tell him I had a craving for eggnog."
Hermione said with a giggle.

Harry kissed his new found girlfriend again and again.

The End

A/N I hope you liked this story. All those who review get eggnog
and ginger bread men! Also I want to wish all my readers a very merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Sincerely,

Flair Verona the Slytherin Queen

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